A customer smiles after receiving a free Mega Millions Lottery ticket from the Hoosier Lottery's Mega Millions mascot at a store in Zionsville, Ind., Friday, March 30, 2012. The Mega Millions Lottery jackpot has reached a record $540 million.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Lesley Weidenbener
| TheStateHouseFile.com

The Hoosier Lottery board voted Wednesday to hire a private company to oversee sales, marketing and other operations with the goal of earning the state about $2.1 billion in additional revenue through 2028.

The board chose Rhode Island-based GTECH - which provides similar services to the Illinois lottery and provides some computerized game services in Kentucky - at the recommendation of Hoosier Lottery officials, who conducted an expansive review of the two companies vying for the 15-year contract.

GTECH told lottery officials that it can generate $500 million more for Indiana over the ...